What are the 4 F's for dogs?

Play can be broken into 4 categories: The 4 F's of Play F1: Fight Rough and tumble play styles. Face biting, wrestling, and chest bumping F2: Flight Includes both chasing and being chased F3: Food Rip and shake with toys, stalking, and tug F4: Fornication (Sex) Mounting, pre-mounting and courtship Dogs use all 4 F's during play, but most have their favorite F.

The 4 primary fear responses in dogs, also known as the 4 F’s, are Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fidget. In this blog post, we will explore the 4 primary fear responses in dogs, also known as the 4 F’s: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fidget. Understanding the 4 F’s of fear - fight, flight, freeze, and fidget - is crucial to addressing behavioral concerns and addressing our dog’s emotional well-being. The 4 F’s include the Fight response, the Flight response, the Freeze response, and the Fidget response. The Fight response is one of the most common, and misunderstood fear reactions in dogs. The Flight response is another common fear response that you have most likely seen your dog or another dog perform. The Freeze response is where a dog will remain completely still in the presence of a perceived threat with the hope that it will move past them without noticing them. The Fidget response is a less commonly recognized fear response. When a dog exhibits the fidget response, they display restlessness, nervousness, and often displacement behaviors like excessive scratching, yawning, lip licking, whining, or pacing.

The 4f’s of fear- fear responses. The highest form of canine anxiety was noise sensitivity such as fear of fireworks or thunder and the second highest form of canine anxiety was fear towards dogs, strangers and novel objects. This study shows how canine fear and anxiety are serious welfare issues. A large-scale Finnish study on dogs by the University of Helenski showed that 72.5% of all dogs showed at least one form of canine anxiety.